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Featured Drug - Fosamax

What is alendronate (Fosamax)?

Alendronate is in the group of medicines called bisphosphonates (bis FOS fo nayts). It alters the cycle of bone formation and breakdown in the body. Alendronate slows bone loss while increasing bone mass, which may prevent bone fractures.

Alendronate is used to treat or prevent postmenopausal osteoporosis and steroid-induced osteoporosis. Alendronate is also used to treat Paget's disease of bone.

Alendronate may also be used for other purposes not listed in this medication guide.

What are the possible side effects of alendronate (Fosamax)?

Get emergency medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.

Stop using alendronate and call your doctor at once if you have any of these serious side effects:

Featured from the Pharmacist:ACE Inhibitors

What are ACE inhibitors and how do they work?

The class of drugs called angiotensin converting enzyme
(ACE) inhibitors, as the class name suggests, reduces the activity of
angiotensin converting enzyme. ACE converts angiotensin I produced by the body
to angiotensin II in the blood. Angiotensin II is a very potent chemical that
causes the muscles surrounding blood vessels to contract and narrow the blood
vessels. Narrowing of blood vessels increases the pressure within the blood
vessels and may lead to high blood pressure (hypertension).

By reducing the activity of ACE, ACE inhibitors
decrease the formation of angiotensin II which leads to widening (dilation) of blood
vessels, and thereby reduces blood pressure. By lowering blood pressure against
which the heart must pump, the amount of work that the heart must do is reduced.
ACE inhibitors also reduce blood pressure in the kidneys, slowing the
progression of kidney disease due to high blood p...

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